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When President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday this month, I immediately reflected on Nov. 3, 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.   I was a freshman at Clarke Central High School in Athens when MLK Day went into effect, and I remember being in awe that we would finally have a national holiday to honor Dr. King, the seminal civil rights leader I had learned about since first grade. Celebrating Juneteenth provides an opportunity to learn more about a jubilant as well as abysmal part of our history.   When MLK Day was passed, most Americans knew at least the basic facts about Dr. King’s life. Many people who are not African American are not familiar with Juneteenth, so this is a great occasion to acquire more knowledge about what many historians call our second Independence Day. 

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